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Kotaku ‘Shop Contest: Hide The Megalodon: The Winners!
Last week I tasked our image manipulation experts with hiding an enormous prehistoric shark from the vengeful players of Battlefield 4. Judging by the volume of entries we received, there isn’t a single visible megalodon left in all of creation. Another week where there were so damn many good entries, and while Der-Kleine’s eventual triumph…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
The Cosplay Of PAX East, Day Two
Ah PAX, one of the few place you’ll find cosplayers like Sheena Duquette dressing up as pre-order DLC. It’s day two of PAX East, and many of our Northeastern contingent were there, playing games, talking to gamemakers, and proving once and for all that they really need better cameras. Along the way, they took these…
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Doom Myst Poster Now On Sale
James Harvey’s Doom Myst poster is now available: They’re high-quality A2 (6.5” x 23.4”) lithographs on quality archival board. 1 They’re signed and numbered in a limited run of 200. The price is £30 plus £10 p+p. Shipping worldwide. If you want one, send me money via paypal: harveyjames at catjams dot com. You are…
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Titanfall‘s Next New Modes Will Be Free
During their PAX East panel today, Respawn announced that they’re working on new modes for Titanfall. These updates, in addition to other micro updates that they’ve already been working on, will be completely free to owners of the game. The first mode they’re working on is a two-on-two version of the already-existing Last Titan Standing…
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Titanfall Expedition Map Pack Coming In May
At the PAX East Titanfall panel today, Respawn Entertainment announced Titanfall Expedition, a paid, campaign-continuing map pack coming to the Xbox and PC shooter. Expedition will contain three new maps, one of which changes the way the game is played, allowed pilots to wall-run from tree-to-tree. That’s “Swampland”, pictured above, littered with the ruins of…
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UncategorizedDouble Bumblebee Is The Best Thing About Rise Of The Dark Spark
I don’t care which universe he’s in, plucky yellow Autobot Bumblebee always rocks. And hey, that’s two voice actors Activision doesn’t have to hire! SPOILER FOR TRANSFORMERS PRIME ANIMATED SERIES FOLLOWS If you don’t love Bumblebee for some reason — maybe you are a communist, which is okay — once you watch the final scene…
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UncategorizedVlambeer’s Nuclear Throne is adding four-player online and local multiplayer. If you’re familiar with the brutal Gauntlet-style game, you’re cheering right now. Online multiplayer will be added to the Steam Early Access version of the game soon. It’s going to be glorious.
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PAX South Takes The Show To Texas In 2015
The Penny Arcade Expo takes another step towards global domination today, with the announcement of PAX South. The fourth installment of the massive fan celebration of gaming is set to debut in San Antonio, Texas January 23 – 25. Living in the South myself, making it to one of the two existing U.S. PAX events…
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Gaming’s Feminist Illuminati
Gaming’s Feminist Illuminati t-shirt design by Elizabeth Simins. She has a great webcomic called Bad at Games: Deaths in The Banner Saga: Trying to explain Jazzpunk: Saints Row fan art: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
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Amir Hekmati, U.S. born one-time game developer jailed in Iran since 2011 for allegedly engaging in espionage for the CIA, has been given a 10-year prison termfollowing a secret retrial which took place in December. He had originally been sentenced to death, a ruling overturned in 2012.
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The Saturday Morning Stream: LEGO: The Hobbit (Stream Over)
Warning: Today’s Saturday stream may contain material that spoil the events of a fantasy book published in 1937. After last week’s Titanfall fiasco, I had a hankering for some lighter fare, a game where I can leisurely explore, even in mid-combat, without too much of a penalty. A game that allows me to talk to…
By Mike Fahey - Uncategorized
Beyond Earth: Sid Meier’s New Futuristic Civilization Game
Sid Meier has a brand new world-building game on the way: Beyond Earth. See screenshots and read more below: Beyond Earth is the spiritual descendant of Meier’s Alpha Centauri, and like that classic game will feature alien relics and hostile creatures that cannot be reasoned with. JeauxVideo has more (via Google translate): Will Miller states…
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UncategorizedPwnmeal: Extreme Gaming Oatmeal
Pwnmeal: Extreme Gaming Oatmeal is being promoted at PAX and has its own promotional video complete with muscular men and women slathering the stuff on their bodies. What is it? A promotion for Cards Against Humanity: Illustration from the promotional site, which lists four flavors, including Strawberries and Carnage, and says: Don’t let hunger spawncamp…
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The Best of Kotaku, The Week of April 7
It’s officially PAX weekend! If you’re not out and about in Boston checking out games and hanging out with gamers, you can catch up on this week’s best content over at Kotaku Selects You know, I’d almost forgotten how funny Animal Crossing can be. Fortunately Moosh Koosh reminded me. To contact the author of this…
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UncategorizedPlay The Mighty Quest For Epic Loot With A Hamster Companion
You can now buy animal companions in The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot. Options include a hamster in a ball, a spider, a dragon, and a tentacled creature. See them in action below: You are now looking at Screenburn, a Kotaku blog dedicated to the best gaming images, videos and GIFs online.
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